The wheels roll along the way, passing through southern towns and towns, past endless green pastures, across streams and mountains, and the scenery is endless.

The large flocks of sheep like clouds, the scattered town buildings, the herdsmen galloping on horseback, and the people with happiness and pride on their faces, all these things looked at the eyes of the young officers, and a strong sense of responsibility rose in their hearts.

A good life should be guarded with steel guns to prevent jackals from attacking, which is the sacred mission of soldiers.

The scene on the roadside is as prosperous as ever, but it reveals a lot of different things.

It is common to see a neat procession as far as the eye can see marching southward, and the energetic armed militiamen are singing war songs, and the majestic ranks are full of passion and high morale.

When the train passes through town

It is not uncommon to see young Eagle School students preaching passionately, surrounded by large crowds, slogans resounding in the sky, and wartime social mobilization has begun.

Large slogans are posted on the walls of the house, which can be seen clearly even from a distance;

"Strongly condemn the shameful crime of persecuting innocent Chinese immigrants by white Southern thugs, and the crime must be washed away with life and blood."

"Blood debts and blood are repaid, and the sacred dignity of the sons and daughters of China cannot be denied."

"It is the duty of every citizen to pick up a gun to defend their homeland."

"Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away."

"There is no hope in waiting, there is no mercy in praying, cowardice cannot be exchanged for peace, only a strong response is the right way."

"Kill the city of Sydney, capture the old Morgan alive, break through Melbourne, and liberate the whole of Australia."

Looking at the scenes outside the train that quickly regressed, Bian Chunsong had a stunned feeling of "one day in the hole, a thousand years in the world", and after being closed for a few months, he came out again, and the prosperous society of the past has become very different.

This change made his blood boil, and he was a little overwhelmed, and there was a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

As a highly confidential scientific research project, the research and development of the "Wild Wolf Light Tank" has been in a state of isolation in the past few months for Bian Chunsong's research, training, and life, and he is completely unaware of the changes in the outside world.

"You don't know yet, do you? Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Melbourne these important towns are all occupied by white extremists, they wantonly mutilate Chinese immigrants, rape women, loot property and do all kinds of evil, now the southern states have become like hell, the railway from Sydney to Canberra has also been paralyzed, the railway has been destroyed, the construction workers can only hide in nearby towns to talk about self-protection, the situation is precarious, which has caused everyone in the Chinese community in the society to be in danger, the repercussions are extremely strong. ”

"I know that this group of white dogs must be killed to set an example."

"What's the matter...... If you want me to say, you have to eradicate all these vulgar and uneducated ghosts, so that there will be no future troubles and the world will be peaceful. ”

"That's right, that's exactly how it should be."

"Poly boy, don't follow the foolishness, what's okay...... As the Earl has said many times, the anger of the people can only be directed against the white racial-racists of the South who have committed heinous crimes, and that Australia will become a big family of united and friendly people of all races, and that Australia will become a big family of united and friendly life of all ethnic groups. Bian Chunsong listened to their discussions becoming more and more outrageous, and couldn't help but refute them.

He moved out of the instructions of the Earl, who was respected by everyone, and the young officers who were talking enthusiastically suddenly wilted, and they couldn't refute the Earl's wrong words, right?

In the hearts of the Chinese, this is a great treacherous sin!

Poly Tsai was still a little unconvinced, but when he saw that everyone was silent, the stubbornness in his heart suddenly leaked, and he muttered; "Of course the old man is right, I mean it's not wrong to eradicate all evil."

"Huh......"

His words provoked a chorus of contempt, and the officers meant it clearly; Make a face, just because you are worthy of being on a par with the noble Earl?

It was a piece of heaven above the heads of overseas Chinese, gods and Buddha-like figures, unattainable and reverent to ordinary people.

In the midst of everyone's laughter, Wu Baoli himself was the first to coax himself, and said with a smile; "Thank you for laughing, I'm also a mistake, don't be like me......"

"What do you say...... So lively? Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu, who was dressed in a straight general's uniform, walked in and asked casually.

"All...... Stand and salute! ”

Order

More than 120 officers in the carriage stood up and saluted, which was the military etiquette to welcome the officer.

Li Xuanzhu raised his hand to return the salute, and then put down his hand and said in a deep voice; "Take a break, brothers have worked hard, sit down and rest, I'll just take a look."

"Yes, sir." The officers replied in unison, and they sat down, their upper bodies straight as loose, their hands on their knees, waiting for the commander to speak.

See this scenario

Li Xuanzhu was not in the mood to continue to wander around, and turned his face to look at several young officers of the tank battalion and ordered; "You guys come with me, I have something to ask you."

"Yes, sir."

In the lavishly decorated officer's compartment in front, after a section of the senior officer's sleeper at the division headquarters, there was an independent luxury box in front, which had a small reception room, a separate bathroom and bedroom, and the faucets and door handles were gilded.

Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu walked here, took off his military hat and hung it on the coat hook next to him, unbuttoned the collar at the top of his military uniform, sat down, and greeted several young officers and said; "Sit down, just chat casually with you, don't be restrained, although there are only two or three big cats and two or three kittens, but your tank battalion is the baby bump in our division, and it is the spark of hope!"

"Thank you, sir."

Bian Chunsong and a few others sat down cautiously, holding their knees with both hands and their upper body straight, the chief asked you to order it at will, it was just approachable, if you really knocked on Erlang's leg and picked your foot, you would die in a few minutes and it would be ugly.

The orderly poured a few cups of hot tea and served them, then quietly stepped back and closed the door.

Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu took a sip of the teacup, looked at the few young officers in front of him with restrained expressions, and sighed slightly; The tank battalion of the 1st Red Division now has only a total of 12 light tanks, and these officers in front of them are all from their families, and it will take time to develop!

The tank battalion does not look at the lack of combat vehicles, but the auxiliary combat equipment is fully equipped with 31 Tieniu heavy 4-wheeled tractors, including the turtle shell top armor required by the light tank, the fuel truck with modified oil storage barrels, spare parts vehicles, ammunition vehicles, logistics maintenance vehicles, trailers, etc., which does not count the two infantry companies specially sent to protect the tank battalion, which is really a long train fleet.

Why do you need so many logistics vehicles?

Then use your fingers to break the calculation, a tank battalion plans to allocate 33 Wolf light tanks, this time to the front line, with 36 turtle shell top armor, three extra spare.

Although there are not so many light tanks now, you must bring all the necessary equipment, otherwise where will you get to the front line?

The bulletproof armor on top of a tortoise shell weighs nearly 1,000 pounds, and the sturdy wooden box package is 1,500 pounds, and it is wide and large, and a heavy 4-wheeled tractor can only pull 4, which requires 9 heavy tractors.

Each light tank has two steel tracks, but also two steel tracks for backup, this track is more than 1,100 pounds, dead and heavy, each heavy tractor can carry 12, which requires 6 heavy tractors, plus 5 fuel trucks, vehicles carrying spare parts and war materials, a full load of 31 heavy tractors.

Just transporting a variety of lubricants and hundreds of shock absorbers requires two heavy-duty tractors.

It can be seen from this that the tank battalion is really a money-burning thing!

Li Xuanzhu groaned and said;

"I didn't sleep last night, and I was always thinking about the way the tank battalion would be used in combat, which was a completely new thing that had never appeared before, and there was no experience to learn from, so I could only continue to explore and innovate tactics and improve tactics in combat.

As a steel mobile combat fortress that can resist direct bullet fire, once it is put on the battlefield, it will have a great deterrent effect on the enemy.

Field warfare and urban fortification are two completely different forms of warfare, targeting these ...... I'd like to hear your thoughts. ”

This is...... Do you want to go to school?

Bian Chunsong, Li Zhong, and Wu Baoli have undergone preliminary military training in the past few months, and after being assigned to the experimental tank battalion, they have all participated in the compilation of operational regulations, and they have a very deep understanding of this.

Wu Baoli hesitated and took the lead in speaking;

"Thanks to the commander's inquiry, I thought that the compiled tank combat regulations had taken into account all considerations and had already contained the essence of tank operations.

That is, field operations are suitable for concentrating troops, with tank battalions as sharp knives, and cavalry accompanying them to form mobile corps, to carry out a strong frontal breakthrough and flank detours, and break up the enemy's resistance.

In this way, the powerful assault power and firepower of the tank can be fully utilized, and the enemy's defensive line can be torn apart with heavy punches, and a large number of casualties can be inflicted on the enemy to deter the enemy.

Urban warfare

With tanks as the lead and infantry following the cover, the squad of two or three tanks steadily advanced, uprooting the enemy's fortified strongholds one by one.

All of the above methods of warfare are considered very appropriate by the humble position, and there is nothing that needs to be added. ”

"Hmm!" Li Xuanzhu nodded noncommittally, turned his gaze to Li Zhong, and the inquiring color was revealed; "Lieutenant Li, what do you think?"

"Report to the sir, the view of the humble post is the same as that of Lieutenant Wu Baoli, and he believes that the combat regulations should be strictly enforced and their power should be verified in actual combat."

"Hmm...... What is Lieutenant Bian's objection? ”

Faced with the chief's question, Bian Chunsong did not answer immediately.

The commander is obviously not satisfied with the urban and field combat methods prescribed by the combat regulations, and there is no one-size-fits-all style of fighting in this world.

He knew that the young Master Shizuo in front of him was not simple, Major He Jiaben and Master Shizuo of the Navy Representative Office at Hongshan Shipyard were graduates of the same class of the Young Eagle School, and they joined the army at about the same time, one in the army and the other in the navy.

Now it seems that one of the two classmates is already a brigadier general, and the other has just been promoted to naval lieutenant in the New Year, Bian Chunsong participated in the promotion banquet at that time, and he and Lieutenant Chen Manchu and Lieutenant Tiexiong (newly promoted) are good friends, so they indirectly know the commander of the two, Major He Jiaben.

At that time, I only felt that Major He Jiaben's city was extremely deep, and it seemed to be quite difficult to approach, but now it seems that it is all a fart!

In total, with such a big official position, what use can the city government have?

Look at our master, this approachable appearance is admirable, you don't need to pretend to be profound on your face, the brigadier on your shoulder, Venus kills all titanium alloy dog eyes in seconds, it's all scum!

Master Shiza, I adore you so much!

A brief refreshment

Bian Chunsong said;

"Master Shizao, I think of it as a lowly officer;

The appearance of the Wolf light tank at first glance may shock all sides, but after a few contacts, the enemy will soon be able to figure out the advantages and disadvantages of tank combat, so as to find an effective way to deal with the tank.

In particular, our light tanks are not as powerful as they seem, the frontal armor can barely withstand heavy machine gun bullets, and the side armor is not good, which is a big drawback.

It may be possible to barely use it by adding thick planks, but this is only a stopgap measure.

Ancient clouds; Water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent.

If the two armies face each other in the field, they should not force the tank battalion to brave the enemy's artillery fire to make a frontal assault, but should use artillery to artillery battle to suppress the enemy's firepower with stronger firepower, or show the enemy's weakness and induce the enemy to attack in a big way.

In this case

The tank battalion stands out as a surprise soldier, defeats the invading enemy in a strong manner, and then accompanies the army to cover the killing, without having to rush alone, and even leads a large number of cavalry to cut through the enemy's formation, which is considered unwise to steal from the position......"

"Oh...... This point of view is very unique, let's talk about it in detail. Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu's eyes lit up and he said with great interest.

Success aroused the general's attention, Lieutenant Bian Chunsong felt a burst of joy in his heart, and said with a serious face;

"The tank battalion can be said to be a heavy cavalry in full steel armor, although it is amazingly powerful, but it is not invulnerable.

There are many similar cases in history that can be used for reference, in the 13th century in the Hungarian steppe, 100,000 Teutonic heavy cavalry led by King Béla IV of Hungary told us a very profound truth about the Mongols under the rain of arrows;

Any superficial strength is not really powerful, and it may just be wishful thinking.

The tank battalion caught in the enemy's heavy army group is tantamount to self-destruction, and the cavalry accompanying it is even more disastrous, as history has proved countless times, in the face of scorching guns, the charging cavalry is suicide, and the so-called frontal assault is just a dream.

A grenade or a heavy machine gun bullet fired from the side can reimburse a light tank at any time, and trenches, pits, bunkers and well-defended buildings are huge obstacles that light tanks cannot overcome.

Maybe the Leopard medium tank under development will be able to get through, but the equipment we have in our hands is obviously not good.

Therefore, it is suggested that good steel should be used on the blade in order to win by surprise. ”

"Well, very insightful, why didn't you say it when you formed the battle doctrine in the first place?" Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu asked rhetorically.

Bian Chunsong smiled bitterly and replied; "I have expressed my opinion, but unfortunately I am not a man, and there are many senior cavalry officers in the compilation team of the combat doctrine, and they hope that the tanks will open up a bloody road in front, and the cavalry will follow behind and kill them, so they will recreate the heroic style of the eighteenth century ago, so ......"

"So your opinion is ignored, and you think you are more right than those experienced cavalry officers, am I right?"

"Yes, sir, I reserve my opinion."

"Are you sure?"

"Pretty sure, sir."

"What a stubborn young man!" Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu took a sip of the teacup, looked at the young officer in front of him with a serious expression, and his heart was already happy, he was very grateful to Professor He Zuguang for his recommendation, so that he could pick up the treasure.

This is a young officer with strong convictions, good at independent thinking, and will not follow the crowd, such qualities are very valuable, especially for the nascent tank battalion, which requires this scientific and serious spirit of exploration, and not blindly obey the so-called old stubborn authority.

The tank itself is a new thing, how can it be possible to apply the old concept?

Come to think of it

Brigadier General Li Xuanzhu had the heart to take a test of Bian Chunsong to see if there was any stock in the young officer's stomach, or a bottle of loose goods that was less than half a bottle of swaying, so he asked;

"Since you are not convinced by the assertions of authority, then I ask you......... What to do when the war is at a critical juncture, and there is an urgent need for a tank battalion to launch a frontal assault and cut off the enemy positions deep into the enemy army, and you can only carry out the order? ”

Bian Chunsong has been in the experimental tank battalion for so long, and he will definitely not sleep or chat and fart all in his spare time, and he himself has a relatively deep thinking about the combat methods of the tank battalion, so he seems confident when the commander asks.

"Returning to the Master;

The humble belief that the tank battalion is a piece of equipment built up with advanced technology, and its strong combat effectiveness comes from advanced armor steel plates, outstanding tracked chassis design, and vigorous heavy machine gun firepower, and personal ability accounts for a small factor in it.

Therefore, I envisaged a modification of the Iron Ox heavy tractor, with steel plates at the nose, turtle shell top armor and bulletproof steel plates in the compartment, firing ports on both sides, solid tires designed to prevent bullets from penetrating, and carrying a large number of infantry to assault with light tanks.

Such a modification is not troublesome, as long as a batch of solid tires are customized from the tire factory, and any shipyard can do it with bulletproof steel plates, and 50 Tieniu brand heavy-duty tractors can be modified in a month. Based on the calculation of one squad per vehicle, it is possible to carry one reinforced battalion of infantry to accompany the assault.

In this way, the problem of constant fire was solved.

A light tank with only one heavy machine gun is not enough to assault the enemy's frontal defenses, and I am sure that if there are ironclad vehicles to accompany the assault, it will definitely work wonders. ”

"Oh, what a plan!" Li Xuanzhu couldn't help it even if he was in the deep city, and he was amazed.

This is a good idea, but without light tanks, these ironclad vehicles are of little use and can easily be killed by the opponent's heavy machine guns.

However, with a light tank in front, the role of the ironclad vehicle is highlighted, mainly to prevent the enemy on both wings and expand the results, it can be said that 1+1 is a perfect match greater than 2, and the key cost is also saved.

Not to mention the Tieniu brand heavy-duty tractor, this is a mature agricultural product, if you order in advance, don't say 50 units, it is no problem to have 300 units.

The machinery does not need to be changed, and the shipyard workers can do it if they simply install steel plates, and the speed of modification is very fast, and the cost is not much, and the materials required are tens of pounds to the sky, and they can afford this money.

It is no problem to concentrate on modifying 100 vehicles a month, and squeeze soldiers who can take a regiment.

It doesn't cost much, but the combat power increase it brings is a world of difference, which is really a good idea!